At up to an inch and a half in length, this beautiful wasp (Great Potter Wasp – Delta unguiculatum – Avispa Alfarera) is the largest European species of the Eumeninae subfamily. The head is black with a yellow face and a yellow line behind the large eyes. The jaws are reddish brown. The antennae are … Read more
There are many impressive flying insects on the wing during the summer months. Some due to their colours or intricate design and others are just large. In this last category fall the Carpenter bee, the Hornet, the thread wasted and the Mammoth wasps. Many people flap their arm in fear at these airborne creatures whereas … Read more
English common name: Small Pincertail Scientific name: Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: Gomphidae Total length: 46 to 50mm Hind Wing length: 25 to 31mm Flight period in Iberia: May to mid September Distribution: Europe (except Britain), North Africa & the Near East. Widely distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula, though apparently absent from the coastal fringes … Read more
English: Oak Spider Sientífic: Aculepeira ceropegia Spanish: Araña hoja de roble French: Épeire des bois German: Eichblatt-Radspinne Portuguese: Tecedeira-acuminada-cerosa Description The females of Oak spider – Aculepeira ceropegia- Araña hoja de roble are large and conspicuous with an unmistakable design on the abdomen in the form of an oak leaf, from which comes the common … Read more